The Black Swan Bar & Venue is home to The Jazz Cafe Presents… and LIVE Thursdays. Join in our beautiful basement venue for a lively programme of Jazz Jams, gigs from guest artists every week, and special Live Music events.
WEEKLY & MONTHLY EVENTS:
Jazz Cafe Presents… At The Black Swan
Tuesday Jam – 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month
The Black Swan Bar
Doors 7:00pm, Music 7:30pm – 10:30pm
FREE ENTRY
The Black Swan’s long standing Jazz Jam, where the house trio invite all jazz instrumentalists and singers to join them and jam together. All listeners welcome too.
Upcoming Tuesday Jams…
5 May
Stu Collingwood (keys), Paul Grainger (bass), Tim Johnston (drums)
19 May
Michael Young (keys), Paul Grainger (bass), Mark Robertson (drums)
2 June
Alan Law (keys), Paul Grainger (bass), John Hirst (drums)
Jazz Cafe Presents… At The Black Swan
Jazz Jam Sandwich – 2nd Tuesday of the month
The Black Swan Bar
Doors 7:00pm, Music 7:30pm – 10:30pm
FREE ENTRY
This Jam comes in all kinds of flavours covering afro-beat, funk, soul and world music. It’s all about freedom, expression and good vibes. We invite you to take up your instrument of choice and contribute to the creativity. Drop in and take part or simply sit back and soak it up.
Upcoming Jam Sandwiches…
12 May | 9 June | 14 July | 11 August
GIG LISTINGS:
Jazz Café Presents… at The Black Swan
Lagos2Longbenton – Tuesday 26th May
The Black Swan Bar
Doors open 7pm / Live music from 7:30pm
FREE ENTRY
Presenting the North East’s premier Afrobeat band, Lagos2Longbenton takes the infectious grooves of West Africa and fuses it with a collective passion for jazz, funk and latin. This supergroup of the region’s most exciting musical collaborators are bringing high energy, inspiring culture and a whole lot of fun to our stage.
LIVE Thursdays
Squabble – Thursday 28th May
The Black Swan Bar
Doors open 7pm / Live music from 7:30pm
FREE ENTRY
Hammond organ jazz trio, performing standards of the jazz world centred around the iconic sound of the Hammond Organ. This well versed trio comprises Sid White on drums, Jude Murphy on double bass, and Steve Chambers on the all important organ.
Newcastle Arts Centre & The Black Swan Presents, with Park Promotions…
Maddy Prior: In Concert – Wednesday 10th June
The Black Swan Venue
Doors open 7pm
Tickets £22 adv & otd (no booking fee)
Book HERE
The Queen of Folk Rock, Maddy Prior brings an evening of song drawing on a lifetime in British folk music. Joined by Andrew (Spud) Sinclair (Steeleye Span), she presents newly written work that will blend depth and atmosphere, alongside a selection of traditional and familiar favourites.
Still bringing fresh visions with her music after all these years, The Black Swan is thrilled to welcome Maddy to its programme.
LIVE Thursdays
Scott Wall – Thursday 11th June
The Black Swan Bar
Doors open 7pm / Live music from 7:30pm
FREE ENTRY
Local slide guitarist Scott Wall brings us his blend of blues, roots energy with back porch story-telling, Cigar Box guitar riffs, wailing harmonica and audience participation. Fresh from his performance here as part of The Late Shows, Scott will be treating our Thursday night crowd to an exclusive performance.
LIVE Thursdays
Storytellers Streetband – Thursday 18th June
The Black Swan Bar
Doors open 7pm / Live music from 7:30pm
FREE ENTRY
The Storytellers 8 piece Streetband! Performing New Orleans, jazz, funk, pop and latin grooves.
Storytellers Streetband started performing alongside storyteller Chris Bostock in Covid lockdown in outdoor locations. They soon became the resident band on Saturday mornings at Jesmond Food Market, Newcastle upon Tyne.
With an incredible brass and wind lineup of instruments, The Storytellers Streetband bring a festival atmosphere to any situation!
Website: https://storytellersstreetband.com/.
Jazz Café Presents… at The Black Swan
Jude Murphy & Dan Stanley – Tuesday 23rd June
The Black Swan Bar
Doors open 7pm / Live music from 7:30pm
FREE ENTRY
Jude Murphy and Dan Stanley are a well-established and popular duo in the North East jazz scene. Their music is laid back, classy jazz, Latin and blues driven by Dan’s stunning guitar work, Jude’s mellow jazzy vocals and stylish double bass playing. Their core repertoire stretches across the Great American Songbook, jazz classics from Miles Davis and Kenny Burrell and infectious catchy Brazilian songs such as Corcovado, Waters of March and the highly danceable Fato Consumado.
Jazz Café Presents… at The Black Swan
Eva Fox & the Sound Hounds – Tuesday 30th June
The Black Swan Bar
Doors open 7pm / Live music from 7:30pm
FREE ENTRY
Our live music this Tuesday comes from local quartet Eva Fox & the Sound Hounds. Jazz vocalist Eva Fox is joined by seasoned musicians on the local jazz scene: the multi-tasking, musical stylings of Jude Murphy on bass, organ and piano aficionado Steve Chambers and all-rounder drummer Sid White.
The Sound Hounds, whilst keeping their style close to the swinging rhythms of the Great American Songbook era, have taken inspiration from the modern stylings of jazz vocalists Diana Krall, Melody Gardot & Madeleine Peyroux to mention a few, and have fused an eclectic mix of jazz-styled 60s-70s tunes with a few blues and contemporary pop variations.
